Replacing core parts in my system, am I getting the most out of my cash?
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I will be running mainly source games with iTunes and maybe a few other games on the side, but mainly I want to have a good, steady FPS on Source games. I have Windows 7 64 Ultimate, and my budget is $375, and the parts I want to get are as follows:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103680[/url] - AMD Phenom II X2 550 Black Edition Callisto 3.1GHz Dual-Core
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813135241[/url] - ECS Black Series A785GM-M AM3 AMD 785G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard (I'm not the best at choosing mobos, and I need a Micro ATX, 6+ USB Ports, and atleast 1 x16 slot and atleast one normal PCI slot)
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133279[/url] - PNY XLR8 VCG98GTEE5XEB GeForce 9800 GT EE 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 (Upgrading from a 8600GT, might not be necessary?)
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820148262[/url] - Crucial 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Dual Channel Kit (4 Gig 1066 I went with 4 Gigs just for the hell of it, but will it be overkill?)
If you don't mind "Open Box", consider this:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810R[/url]
[QUOTE=anikilol;18350036]If you don't mind "Open Box", consider this:
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102810R[/url][/QUOTE]
Note the text saying "Deactivated Item" where the price should be...
:doh:
What kind of power supply do you have? If you are replacing the parts of a prebuilt you may run into issues, because they may have used the lowest Watt power supply they could.
And basically you are just making a new computer, but using your old hard drive, optical drive, power supply, case, and peripherals. So why not pay an extra 25-50$ and get a shiny new case?
[QUOTE=josephbc;18355543]What kind of power supply do you have? If you are replacing the parts of a prebuilt you may run into issues, because they may have used the lowest Watt power supply they could.
And basically you are just making a new computer, but using your old hard drive, optical drive, power supply, case, and peripherals. So why not pay an extra 25-50$ and get a shiny new case?[/QUOTE]
I honestly have no reason to get a new case, aside from changing out to larger motherboards.
As for the card, the main reason I wanted to go GeForce is because I don't want to go through the pain of switching out drivers from nVidia to ATI, which I heard was hard but I'm not sure.
And the Mobo, I didn't really see what was better on it. Maybe the Onboard HDMI plug, but I never really play on an HDTV enough to use it.
Switching between ATI and Nvidia drivers is pretty easy. Just clear out your old drivers before you remove the old card, and install the new ones after you put in the new one
[QUOTE=josephbc;18355543]What kind of power supply do you have? If you are replacing the parts of a prebuilt you may run into issues, because they may have used the lowest Watt power supply they could.
And basically you are just making a new computer, but using your old hard drive, optical drive, power supply, case, and peripherals. So why not pay an extra 25-50$ and get a shiny new case?[/QUOTE]
joseph you nigger get the fuck out of my H&S
[QUOTE=Nick Nack;18369062]I honestly have no reason to get a new case, aside from changing out to larger motherboards.
As for the card, the main reason I wanted to go GeForce is because I don't want to go through the pain of switching out drivers from nVidia to ATI, which I heard was hard but I'm not sure.
And the Mobo, I didn't really see what was better on it. Maybe the Onboard HDMI plug, but I never really play on an HDTV enough to use it.[/QUOTE]
ECS is shit and it'll die in a month's use.
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